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Kompakfigs
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If you’ve watched enough of his vids he highly touts Smith. 
DELFIG
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Yes, I have....do you disagree with his assessment on Smith?If you’ve watched enough of his vids he highly touts Smith.
ChesapeakeFigs
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I am also curious what the issue is with him liking Smith?If you’ve watched enough of his vids he highly touts Smith.
Kompakfigs
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I have no issues at all. He just likes Smith quite a bit and I do as well because it is a great tasting variety. He believe he uses it as rootstock. I wish I can try more premium varieties but I do enjoy eating ripe Smith figs on a regular basis.
Kompakfigs
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I guess what Im getting at is, of the premium varieties he has trialed, Smith is still on that list.
Can you share what the 10 are?
It’s in the video but here they are:
Smith, Black Madeira, Ondata, Angelito, Vasilika Sika VS, Cosme Manyo, Cessac, Figo Roxo, Black Celeste, Calderona
Kompakfigs
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He has stated in other videos that Vasilika Sika VS has the best breba crop. Also, he prefers Figo Preto over BM.
You are in CA. I think your list would be very different from his, especially if you have the wasps.
Franfig
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No, I don't have the wasp. Yes, you are correct, my list will be very different. I am very new at growing figs, and I am in the trial stage of my collection. I am currently focusing mainly on collecting late-ripening exotic berry figs, which are my favourite flavour profile to date. I also think it is worth trying to grow the best figs from more experienced fig collectors. My climate, dry and warm, is conducive to growing most cultivars.
DELFIG
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I agree....MJFigs has trialed over 300 varieties and he's wittled it down to a top ten due to his limited space and Zone.....I'd say he's an experienced collector....
Are you sure that you don’t have the wasps? If you are not in a wasp central places like Santa Barbara, it might take time for the wasps to find your house. They need a critical mass of fig trees before they can smell it I think. I didn’t have any caprified figs the first year I planted. This year around 80 percent Of my figs were caprified.
Kompakfigs
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There are great collectors in this forum. Maybe y’all need to make youtube videos.
Topfigs
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In 2024, My Sicilian 33 was the best fig I’ve ever tasted. This year it was OK, but not nearly on the same level. It may have been differences in sunlight or watering, since I moved the tree to the middle row and added irrigation to the pots.
As for Smith, I have over 300 trees, and if I woke up one day to find they had all turned into Smith, I wouldn’t be disappointed at all.
As for Smith, I have over 300 trees, and if I woke up one day to find they had all turned into Smith, I wouldn’t be disappointed at all.
Figgin' A
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I am confused... didn't you recently post on the other forum that all your Sicilian 33 spoiled this year?
Are you saying that spoiled figs taste OK to you?
P.S. All except one grower in the 2025 Sicilian 33 thread on the other forums didn't get good results with it.
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Figgin' A
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$$$ can be a big motivation
Though, I can't explain all the hyper interest and the price point given the overwhelmingly sad results.